Quality assurance of the AFOLU sector of the national GGHGI system and the Panama system

The project aims to strengthen the capacity of developing countries to establish and sustainably manage their national greenhouse gas inventory management systems (GHG-IMS), in line with the 2006 IPCC Guidelines and the reporting requirements under the Paris Agreement ETF. Voluntary quality assurance (QA) workshops are promoted in the country to assess national GHG inventories and GHG-IMS, addressing key elements such as inventory planning, preparation and management, data collection, uncertainty analysis, key category analysis, QA/QC procedures, documentation, and archiving. By providing clear guidance for peer review in a non-intrusive and non-punitive manner, the project enhances the technical capacity of national experts to prepare high-quality inventory reports, maintain a sustainable GHG-IMS, and improve QA/QC processes both within and across countries.

Project TitleRemote quality assurance of the agricultural, forestry and other land use sectors of national GHG inventories and the national GHG inventory management system of Panama's first biennial transparency report under the enhanced transparency framework of the Paris Agreement
TypologyMitigation and technical reviews
Region: Latin America and the Caribbean
Country: Panama
Customer: UNFCCC
Period: 24/07/2024-16/09/2024

Activities performed:
– Conduct an administrative review of the materials in Panama's GHG inventory.
– Submit preliminary questions using the UNFCCC question and answer template.
– Participate in the online quality control of Panama's GHG inventory.
– Evaluate the agricultural and LULUCF sectors of national GHG inventories.
– Evaluate the national GHG-IMS system, including: planning, preparation and management of GHG inventories; data collection; uncertainty analysis; analysis by key categories; quality control/quality assurance procedures; documentation and archiving; and recalculations.
– Discuss the results of the voluntary QA workshop to support the development of the national inventory improvement plan.

*Project executed by Juan José Rincón Cristóbal on an individual basis.